West Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
West Virginia Senate District 10
A district of about 107,000 people, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.0 relative to the nation for president.
2026 election
Nov 3, 2026- Vince Deeds (R) · won · incumbent63.0%
- Kent Gilkerson (D)37.0%
Where it sits among all 17 seats
Every West Virginia State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
33 races since 1968; the seat changed party 4 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
Primaries: 1986 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1978 Democratic primary · 1974 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1970 Democratic primary · 1968 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 10
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 10's area in each.
- U.S. House
- WV-1 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+47.1 | No race | R+50.0 | No race |
| U.S. Senate | No race | No race | R+44.7 | No race |
| Governor | D+25.4 | No race | R+34.8 | No race |
| West Virginia State Senate | No race | R+20.8 | No race | R+26.0 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 17 seats. Small marks are other seats in West Virginia. The black marker is District 10.
Lower than 75% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Less dense than 94% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 11West VirginiaR+54.4Held RDistrict 12
24% college gradsR+47.2Held RDistrict 3
22% college gradsR+48.6Held RDistrict 14
West VirginiaR+59.9Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Vince Deeds (R)
2027– · Won 2026 by 26.0 - Jack David Woodrum (R)
2025–2027 · Won 2024 unopposed - Vince Deeds (R)
2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 20.8
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)